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MAJOR GENERAL NATHANIEL P. BANKS - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 08/31/1859 CO-SIGNED BY: OLIVER WARNER - HFSID 286565NATHANIEL BANKS His gubernatorial appointment of a Justice of the Peace for Plymouth County, Massachusetts, also signed by Oliver Warner, Secretary of the Commonwealth Civil Appointment signed: "Nathaniel P. Banks" as Governor,10½x16½ folded, 21x16½ open flat.
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM W. BELKNAP - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 03/03/1873 - HFSID 317169WILLIAM W. BELKNAP As Secretary of War, he signs a conditional appointment to West Point, subject to examination, for George M. Brodhead Military Appointment signed: "Wm. W. Belknap" as Secretary of War, 1 page, 8x10¼. Washington, 1873 March 3. Partly printed document informing George M.
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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SIMON CAMERON - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/19/1861 - HFSID 46939SIMON CAMERON In the first months of war, War Secretary informs soldier of his appointment by President Lincoln. Partly Printed LS: "Simon Cameron" as Lincoln's Secretary of War, 1p, 8x10. War Department,Washington, 1861 September 19. To Henry W. Smith.
Sale Price $552.50
$650.00
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PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 02/20/1871 CO-SIGNED BY: HAMILTON FISH - HFSID 28053ULYSSES S. GRANT and HAMILTON FISH. Partly Printed DS: "U.S. Grant" as President and "Hamilton Fish" as Secretary of State, 1p, 17x11¼ affixed to a board of same size. Washington, 1871 February 20.
Sale Price $2,380.00
$2,800.00
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PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 03/14/1873 CO-SIGNED BY: WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON - HFSID 283515ULYSSES S. GRANT President Ulysses S. Grant and Acting Secretary of the Treasury William A. Richardson both signed this civil appointment for a New Orleans Surveyor of Customs in 1873. Civil appointment signed "U. S. Grant" and "William A. Richardson" as Acting Secretary of the Treasury.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 03/13/1875 CO-SIGNED BY: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM W. BELKNAP, BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD DAVIS TOWNSEND - HFSID 5903ULYSSES S. GRANT and WILLIAM W. BELKNAP The President and his corrupt Secretary of War sign the appointment of an artillery lieutenant. Also signed by Adjutant General Edward Davis Townsend. Military Appointment signed: "U.S. Grant" as President and "Wm. W.
Sale Price $1,700.00
$2,000.00
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PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 01/07/1873 CO-SIGNED BY: GEORGE M. ROBESON - HFSID 13088ULYSSES S. GRANT and GEORGE M. ROBESON The pair signs this document appointing Benjamin E. Fernald “Carpenter in the Navy” Partly Printed Document signed: "U.S. Grant" as President and "Geo. M. Robeson" as Secretary of the Navy, 1p, 15½x9.
Sale Price $1,700.00
$2,000.00
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PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 07/22/1869 CO-SIGNED BY: GEORGE M. ROBESON - HFSID 5904ULYSSES S. GRANT and GEORGE M. ROBESON The pair signs a Naval Appointment of Thomas C. McLean Partly Printed Document signed: "U.S. Grant" as President and "Geo. M. Robeson" as Secretary of the Navy, 1p, 15¾x19½. Washington, 1869 July 22.
Sale Price $1,700.00
$2,000.00
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PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 01/13/1890 CO-SIGNED BY: JOHN WANAMAKER - HFSID 175528BENJAMIN HARRISON The President appoints a postmaster for Huntington, West Virginia, co-signed by Postmaster General John Wanamaker. Civil Appointment signed: "Benjamin Harrison" as President, "John Wanamaker" as Postmaster General, 17x14. Washington, D.C., 1890 January 13.
Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
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PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 07/10/1890 CO-SIGNED BY: JOHN WANAMAKER - HFSID 5280BENJAMIN HARRISON President Harrison and his Postmaster General, John Wanamaker, appoint a postmaster for Matteawan, New York. Civil Appointment signed: "Benj Harrison" as President and "Jno Wanamaker" as Postmaster General, 1p, 17x14. Washington, 1890 July 10.Appointment of Peter H.
Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
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PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 07/18/1889 - HFSID 16439BENJAMIN HARRISON and JOHN WANAMAKER Appointment of a Postmaster in Mount Carmel, Illinois. Partly Printed DS: "Benj. Harrison" as President and "Jno Wanamaker" as Postmaster General, 1p, 16¼x13. City of Washington, 1889 June 18.
Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
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PRESIDENT RUTHERFORD B. HAYES - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 04/13/1869 CO-SIGNED BY: ISAAC R. SHERWOOD - HFSID 15475RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. Partly Printed DS: "R.B. Hayes" as Governor of Ohio, 1p, 12½x16¼. Columbus, 1869 April 13. Countersigned: "Isaac R. Sherwood" as Secretary of State.Commission of C.A.B. Pratt as Justice of the Peace of Orwell, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Sale Price $1,190.00
$1,400.00
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PRESIDENT RUTHERFORD B. HAYES - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 11/27/1877 CO-SIGNED BY: WILLIAM P. MORAN, RICHARD W. THOMPSON - HFSID 33122RUTHERFORD B. HAYES and RICHARD W. THOMPSON. Partly Printed DS: "R.B. Hayes" as President and "R.W. Thompson" as Secretary of the Navy, 1p, 15½x19. On vellum. Washington, 1877 November 27. Appointment of Ambrose K.
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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REAR ADMIRAL JOHN C. HOWELL - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 10/08/1877 CO-SIGNED BY: REAR ADMIRAL CHRISTOPHER RODGERS - HFSID 22212JOHN C. HOWELL and CHRISTOPHER R. P. RODGERS As Acting Secretary of the Navy, Howell signs a military appointment (1877), which Rodgers forwards as Superintendent of the Naval Academy. Military Appointment signed: "John C. Howell" as Acting Secretary of the Navy, "C. R. P.
Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 01/15/1866 CO-SIGNED BY: WILLIAM HUNTER, ALGERNON S. PADDOCK - HFSID 76006Civil appointment of Chief Justice of Nebraska William Kellogg signed by acting Secretary of State William Hunter, Secretary of the Territory Algernon Paddock, and President Andrew Johnson. Extremely rare!
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 02/20/1866 CO-SIGNED BY: HUGH McCULLOCH - HFSID 16490ANDREW JOHNSON and HUGH McCULLOCH. Partly Printed DS: "Andrew Johnson" as President and "Hugh McCulloch" as Secretary of the Treasury, 1p, 17x14. Washington, 1866 February 20. Appointment of Jeremiah S. Putnam as Collector of Customs for the District of York in the state of Maine.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 04/10/1866 CO-SIGNED BY: HUGH McCULLOCH - HFSID 76152ANDREW JOHNSON and HUGH McCULLOCH. Partly Printed DS: "Andrew Johnson" as President and "Hugh McCulloch" as Secretary of the Treasury, 1p, 20x16. Washington, 1866 April 10.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 04/27/1865 CO-SIGNED BY: WILLIAM HUNTER - HFSID 4760One day after the slaying of Lincoln's assassin, President Johnson appoints a postmaster. The document was countersigned by Hunter, Acting Secretary of State, while Secretary Seward recuperated from wounds inflicted by Booth's accomplice.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 05/04/1866 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY S. FITCH, JOHN ERSKINE, WILLIAM H. SEWARD - HFSID 32306ANDREW JOHNSON and WILLIAM H. SEWARD A year after the Civil War, the President appoints a U.S. Attorney for Georgia. Partly Printed DS: "Andrew Johnson" as President and "William H. Seward" as Secretary of State, 1p, 18x11½. Washington, 1866 May 4.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT SIGNED 05/04/1866 CO-SIGNED BY: WILLIAM H. SEWARD - HFSID 47877ANDREW JOHNSON and WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Partly Printed DS: "Andrew Johnson" as President and "William H. Seward" as Secretary of State, 1p, 13¾x10. Washington, 1866 May 4. Appointment of William T.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT SIGNED 11/11/1865 CO-SIGNED BY: WILLIAM H. SEWARD - HFSID 16427DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT OF A FORMER PRISONER OF WAR, SEVEN MONTHS AFTER LEE'S SURRENDER. ANDREW JOHNSON and WILLIAM H. SEWARD Partly Printed DS: "Andrew Johnson" as 17th U.S. President and "William H. Seward" as Secretary of State, 1p, 16½x11. Washington, 1865 November 11.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 03/12/1868 CO-SIGNED BY: GIDEON WELLES - HFSID 47012ANDREW JOHNSON and GIDEON WELLES Naval commission of a Lieutenant Commander who eventually rose to Rear Admiral. Partly Printed DS: "Andrew Johnson" as President and "Gideon Welles" as Secretary of the Navy, 1p, 14¼x17. Washington, 1868 March 12. On vellum.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 03/24/1868 CO-SIGNED BY: GIDEON WELLES - HFSID 30164ANDREW JOHNSON and GIDEON WELLES Andrew Johnson and Gideon Welles sign a naval commission for George F. Wilkins as Master in the Navy. Partly Printed Documents Signed: "Andrew Johnson" as President and "Gideon Welles" as Secretary of the Navy, 1p, 15¾x19½. On vellum.
Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 02/06/1879 CO-SIGNED BY: HENRY COOPER KELSEY - HFSID 283749GEORGE B. McCLELLAN As Governor of New Jersey (1879), he signs the appointment of a Fish Warden, also signed by longtime Secretary of State Henry C. Kelsey. Civil Appointment signed: "George McClellan" as Governor, 17x14 with red-pencil line corrections. Also signed "Henry C.
Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD J. OGLESBY - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 11/28/1866 - HFSID 86942GOVERNOR RICHARD J. OGLESBY He signed this document appointing the Coroner of Menard County, Illinois during his second year as Governor of Illinois in 1866. Civil Appointment Signed: "Richard J Oglesby" as Governor of Illinois and by the Illinois Secretary of State.
Sale Price $378.00
$420.00
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GOVERNOR SAMUEL E. PINGREE - CIVIL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 11/29/1884 - HFSID 32799SAMUEL E. PINGREE Rare signature from the Vermont Governor on the civil appointment of Frank D. Hall to State Attorney, dated 1884 Civil appointment signed: "Samuel E. Pingree", "Alfred E. Watson", 10½x16. Encapsulated to size of 11½x17. November 29, 1884. Montpelier, Vermont. In part: "To Frank D.
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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MAJOR GENERAL JOHN M. THAYER - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 02/23/1888 CO-SIGNED BY: GILBERT LAFAYETTE LAWS, GENERAL A. V. COLE - HFSID 273011JOHN M. THAYER, GILBERT LAFAYETTE LAWS and A.V. COLE. Military Appointment signed: "John M Thayer" as Governor, "G.L. Laws" as Secretary of State and "A.V. Cole" as Adjutant General, 1p, 16¾x14¼. Lincoln, Nebraska, 1888 February 23.
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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GIDEON WELLES - MILITARY APPOINTMENT SIGNED 11/24/1865 CO-SIGNED BY: REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS H. PATTERSON - HFSID 31387GIDEON WELLES As Secretary of the Navy, he notifies a naval officer of his promotion. Thomas H. Patterson, commander of the war sloop Brooklyn, certifies that he has delivered the notification. Military Appointment signed: "G. Welles" as Secretary of the Navy, 1 page, 7¼x9¾.
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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GIDEON WELLES - NAVAL APPOINTMENT SIGNED 09/22/1863 - HFSID 174749GIDEON WELLES Secretary of the Navy accepts the resignation of a Master's Mate on a ship in Rear Admiral Porter's Mississippi Squadron. Partly Printed LS: "Gideon Welles" as Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, 1p, 8x9¾. Navy Department, 1863 September 22. To Mr. J.W.
Sale Price $510.00
$600.00